Patrick Schroeder
Patrick Schroeder, 45, was held at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in Nebraska. Fellow prisoners said he had cut his wrist and arm earlier that month after a suicide attempt, and that staff were slow to respond. They said he hanged himself on Monday, August 29, 2022. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services ruled his death a suicide, and the state inspector general's office is reviewing it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Fellow inmates say Patrick hanged himself after cutting his wrist and arm earlier that month, and that staff were slow to respond, with a guard still doing CPR when he was wheeled past a cell; the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services ruled it a suicide.
Reported by: Fellow inmates (witnesses); Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (the agency that held him).
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